163. China or Russia as a source of AK-47s makes a lot of sense.

Jordan makes even more sense. They are much cheaper in all of those places. With a little bit of googling you can find the prices of GENUINE full-auto AK-47s in those countries. A brand new Russian one costs about $250. A Jordanian one costs about $60. They can be picked up, used, for about $30 in Somalia.

Why pay almost a thousand for a semi-auto U.S. clone when you can get the real ones for under a hundred? The cartels aren't stupid.